1 HSW Zoom Registration required Course Description: Join Pella for an overview of the standards required by window and door manufacturers. You'll see how products are specified based on building performance requirements. Plus, you'll explore the range of performance differences and the testing required to rate products. Learning Objectives: • Understand the differences between performance-classification […]
Safety First: Re-Enter Your Workspace | U.S. Green Building Council Pilot credits INpc136 | Possible 1 Points To promote best practice requirements in operations and human behavior to take precautions against the spread of COVID 19. This is based on the AIA Re-occupancy Assessment Tool V1.0, V2.0., submitted to USGBC to incorporate this LEED Pilot […]
1 HSW Zoom Registration required Course Description: In this seminar, design professionals, general contractors, owners or facility managers will gain a thorough understanding of architectural acoustics, sometimes called “invisible architecture”. Learning Objectives: To learn about acoustics in the built environment (invisible architecture) and the effects on well-being, health, and safety including an overview on the […]
The Design Awards Committee is meeting regularly to plan for the event scheduled for December 9. All are welcome, contact roni.phipps for zoom link.
1 HSW Zoom Registration required Course Description: Rhode Island’s Stretch Codes are voluntary, but they bring a lot of important advantages to all homeowners. Homes built to the program use less energy, have less negative impact on the environment, and achieve higher levels of occupant health and comfort. The Residential Stretch Code is based heavily on […]
Diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts at work can take many forms. However, those efforts are often undermined by bias, which may be unconscious. For any employer working toward a fair and inclusive workplace, having certain individuals unfairly excluded or limited at work is problematic. In the modern U.S. workplace, unconscious, or implicit, bias can affect our […]
The Emerging Professionals Committee is holding its regular monthly meeting. All are welcome, contact Nicole at nhetherington for zoom link.
The Design Awards Committee is meeting regularly to plan for the event scheduled for December 9. All are welcome, contact roni.phipps for zoom link.
AIA’s most important event of 2020 Back by popular demand, for a limited time Our August 12 live event was so popular that we received an overwhelming response to make the content available again. That’s why we’re re-opening registration—for one week only. About the eventThe simultaneous crises of climate change, COVID-19, a looming […]
The Task Force on Black Lives Matter is charged to develop a rapid response to: issues raised by Black Lives Matter protests and systemic racism in the AIA, the profession and the built environment. The Task Force will submit its findings and recommendations to the chapter's Board of Directors. Contact info for zoom log in.
1 HSW Zoom Registration required Course Description: Over the last few decades exterior buildings spaces have transformed with the architecture and demand from the users. No longer is the roof used only for utilities. There is now an expectation for buildings to create comprehensive activity areas and social space. More than a luxury item, these […]
The Design Awards Committee is meeting regularly to plan for the event scheduled for December 9. All are welcome, contact roni.phipps for zoom link.